Wednesday, November 30, 2016

To exhibit Filipinos’ talent and inject new life to one of the metro’s
major transport lines, international media and marketing agency PHAR Partnerships, in partnership with
the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), introduces SoundTrack—a new, exciting
experience featuring up and coming artists to entertain the riding public in
LRT-1. This busking program launched just in time for the season of merriment.
It features performances that promise to give commuters a reason to have fun
and relax as they go through their daily commutes – reinventing the public
space of the of the city’s major transport.

Cellprime Distribution Corporation (Cellprime), one of the
fastest-growing mobile technology brands, in partnership with online retailer
Lazada and Hyundai dealer Autohub, today announced the launch of the Hyundai
Aero Plus, a unique smartphone that delivers on both aesthetic value and
performance capabilities. Cellprime expects the Hyundai Aero Plus to resonate
strongly with design-and-style-conscious men and car enthusiasts, given the
phone’s sleek form factor and impressive features.

AMCI
Mountaineering Club, Inc. is teaming up Glorietta for the 2016 run of
its annual blood donation drive for the benefit of Philippine Children’s
Medical Center (PCMC).

“AMCI
is not just mountaineering non-profit. We also organize a number of
activities to assist far flung mountain communities and other
Manila-based organizations through various forms of community service.
We are glad to be partnering with Glorietta and PCMC for this drive,”
says Atty. Joshua Castro, AMCI President.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Continuing
their celebration of humanity and diversity across the globe, Pharrell
Williams and adidas Originals presents a new installment of the
collaborative Hu collection, founded on Pharrell’s vision of connection
through love, passion, energy and colour.

The
new collection, entitled Hu Holiday, takes inspiration from the
interplay of organic and mathematical forms that can be seen throughout
nature, blending natural silhouettes with geometric designs and graphic
overlays to create a fluid apparel collection with subtle stylistic
touches.

iflix, Southeast Asia’s leading internet TV service, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more, is pleased to announce it has acquired exclusive rights in the Philippines to the first season of Warner Bros. Television’s new original series Roadies.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Michelin saw its range of wet tyres used to great
effect today as Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) raced to victory during a rain
affected Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at
Sepang in Malaysia and in the process become the ninth MotoGP™ race winner this
season.

Starting from pole position, Dovizioso saw that advantage quickly disappear
as Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) led the pack into the first corner.
By the time the riders had completed the first lap of the rain-soaked 5,543m
Sepang International Circuit, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) had
taken the lead, with rest of the field close behind. In the treacherous
conditions - which were caused by a torrential downpour as the bikes lined up
on the grid and resulted in a delayed start and a reduction of the race
distance to 19-laps - most riders chose the medium
MICHELIN Power Rain tyres front and rear. As the competitors found the
optimum grip through the standing water in the early laps, the lead changed
hands many times with - considering the conditions - some impressive overtaking
manoeuvres. Dovizioso was sitting in third place and on lap-12 overtook
team-mate Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) to take second. The Italian then chased
down Rossi and seized his opportunity on lap-15 to take the lead and push clear
at the front. Dovizioso never looked back and pulled away to take victory by
over three-seconds, with Rossi following him home in the runner-up position.
Dovizioso’s second MotoGP victory of his career also makes him the
record-breaking ninth different premier class winner in one season.

Award-winning
and best-selling romantic manga series "Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso" by
Naoshi Arakawa is now a live-action film “Your Lie in April” starring
promising young actors Suzu Hirose and Kento Yamazaki that will open in
Philippine cinemas on December 7.

Friday, November 25, 2016

In the tradition of offering family-friendly fare, Vic Sotto and his Dabarkads are back for another blockbuster fantasy-adventure movie based on the well-loved
Pinoy pop culture icon! Kids are in for a treat as Bossing reprises his
beloved role as Enteng Kabisote in the latest instalment of the movie
series titled: “Enteng Kabisote 10 and The Abangers.”

For the first
time on November 23, Kanye West and adidas Originals release three
color-ways of the iconic YEEZY BOOST at the same time. The world’s most
influential and sought-after shoe debuts in black with three different
flashes of color:

The YEEZY BOOST
350 V2 is crafted with the best innovation in adidas and with Kanye
West’s unmistakable aesthetic. This version of the 350 V2 features an
upper composed of Primeknit in tonal black. A streak of either Copper,
Green or Red bears the mark ‘SPLY-350’. A semi-translucent rubber
outsole and TPU sidewalls create a striking effect while providing
superior traction.

The YEEZY BOOST
350 V2 midsole utilizes adidas’ innovative BOOST™ technology to create a
durable, shock-resistant, responsive sole. At the same time, the breakthrough Primeknit material leverages adidas’ most advanced digital knitting techniques to fit like a second skin.

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

The Cultural Center of the Philippines, The Filipinas Opera Society Foundation, Inc. and Ayala Malls Cinemas once again bring New York’s The Met Opera series at Greenbelt 3 Cinemas from December 2016 – May 2017.

The
prestigious New York’s Met Opera series, now on its third year at Ayala
Malls Cinemas will be presented in high-definition format (HD) at
Greenbelt 3 featuring six stunning productions that will start on
December 6 with “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.”

As the holiday season nears, the excitement of the upcoming festivities is building up as well. After all, who doesn’t feel the holiday cheer when buying, giving and receiving gifts; seeing and spending time with family and friends; hearing Christmas carols being played or simply seeing the streets all lit up with bright lights at night?

But along with this comes the inevitable stress as traffic gets worse, malls get more crowded with shoppers, managing your schedule to accommodate invitations for a Holiday get-together from family and friends gets tiring, and keeping in line with your budget and spending gets trickier—all of which dampens the holiday cheer.

With over a month-long revelry filled with delightful entertainment, topnotch cuisine, great family events and a showcase of the best in Filipino culture, Resorts World Manila’s annual Grand Fiesta Manila (GFM) truly encapsulates how Filipinos celebrate the Christmas season.

Intended as a traditional festival that mirrors the true identity of Filipinos—fun-loving and closely knit with family, both Pinoys and tourists have endeared themselves to the many offerings of GFM during the holiday season since 2010.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

As the holidays draw near, share the joy of making life a statement with some of the latest BMW Lifestyle accessories, apparel, luggage, and toys that will cater to the stylish sensibilities of every special person in your gift list.

Prepare for an exhilarating ride at the movies when the game-to-movie “Assassin’s Creed” opens in Phil. cinemas on January 8 starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson.

Last November 15, the city of Makati once again welcomed the most wonderful season of the year with Ayala Triangle Gardens’ Festival of Lights, the signature lights and sound show that has beguiled thousands of Filipinos each yuletide season. Ayala
Land, together with its co-presenter HSBC and partners MasterCard, Coca
Cola, Sun Life and Oishi, presents this year's much-anticipated Festival
of Lights with three themes – Christmas Fiesta, Classic and Epic
Christmas, and Sweet and Magical Christmas, every 30 minutes nightly.
Bringing the Festival of Lights to a whole new level for 6 years now are
award-winning directors Voltaire de Jesus and Luther Gumia, with
musical score expertly arranged by acclaimed musicians and composers
Jazz Nicholas and Mikey Amistoso of Watusi Manila.

Sunday, November 20, 2016

On April 13, 2016, Kobe Bryant played the final game of his 20-year career. The contest, his 1,556th as a professional, ended in signature style: The Black Mamba netted a memorable 60 points. Some athletes might have let that sink in for a day, maybe a week. Not Bryant. He was in his office at 8a.m. April 15, opening the new chapter of his life with the same intensity he’d pushed through the previous two decades on the hardwood.

To welcome the merriest
season, Samsung is launching its annual Christmas promo with a special treat. In a
first-time collaboration, Samsung partnered with one of the most beloved Filipino
artists, Jose Mari Chan, to bring to life the spirit of Christmas and
gift-giving through the Samsung Christmas Giveaways!

John Travolta, known for blockbuster classic movies such as “Grease,” “Pulp Fiction” and “Face/Off” stars in a new riveting action thriller, “Life on the Line.”As Beau Ginner (Travolta), his “sidekick” Pok’ Chop and his crew of eccentric Lineman are scrambling to upgrade the electrical grid in their Texas county on the tight schedule required by their company’s new contract. They work hundreds of feet in the air, on wires carrying as much as 500,000 volts of electricity, with death only inches away.

Ayala Malls Cinemas’ recently concluded young adult event in line with the release of the book-to-movie “Fallen” gave the local audience and book fans a chance to meet the author and the stars up close.

Dubbed
as “Fallenatics,” the Pinoy fans of the book supported both Ayala Malls
Cinemas events where the author and the actors gamely answered their
questions, signed books and posters and gamely posed for photos with
their fans.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

The highly anticipated death-defying and non-stop action adventure “Assassin’s Creed” starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson will bring the audience to an unforgettable ride in two time periods in history. In “Assassin’s Creed,” Michael Fassbender plays dual characters as Callum Lynch and Aguilar De Nehra. When Lynch is brought into the Abstergo facility, having been rescued from the lethal injection on death row, he doesn’t know what to make of it. A foreboding, concrete structure with plenty of natural light, but no windows, it’s kind of a cross between a high-tech day spa and a prison. His fellow inmates are a ragtag bunch of souls who seem to struggle with their own mental faculties. And at the facility’s center, within the circular structure of an old church, lies the Animus, a device which will send Cal back in time to 15th Century Spain.

Octavia Spencer whose powerful performance in “The Help” won her a Best Supporting Actress in the Oscars stars in another riveting role in the inspiring story of women of courage in “Hidden Figures.”

Spencer plays one of the three brilliant mathematicians working in NASA at a time when prejudice and discrimination in the early 1960s ran high. Based on the stories of real life women, Spencer’s role, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) and Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) made remarkable accomplishments against all odds and breaking barriers when they helped America win the space race that paved the way for future generations.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

An apocalyptic film set in near future, “The Girl with All the Gifts” is based on phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller by M. R. Carey of the same title starring Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton, Sennia Nenua and Paddy Considine.

Ground-breaking partnership has created its first football and running performance products made with Parley Ocean Plastic – Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will wear unique Parley jerseys this month – UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley, the first mass production performance shoe created using Parley Ocean Plastic, will launch the following week – First performance products unveiled as adidas commits to creating one million pairs of UltraBOOST made with Parley Ocean Plastic by end of 2017.

German industrial and technology solutions provider Bosch showcased its extensive portfolio of innovative products for construction and security systems in the recently concluded PhilConstruct 2016 held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Pasay City. Power tools from Bosch Professional and Dremel, as well as Video Surveillance systems, Fire Alarm & Evacuation systems, Public Address and Conference systems were on spotlight in the country’s biggest construction convention that gathers industry professionals, construction dealers and global brands.

Ortigas & Co.’s 85 years comes to fore this year in Greenhills Shopping Center’s Christmas on Display (COD). With the theme “One Life. One Story. One Fairytale.”, the annual yuletide spectacle highlights the premier property developer’s legacy of building great places for life.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

20th Century Fox’s second red-band trailer of “Why Him?” starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston reveals more of an overprotective father and a well-meaning but foulmouthed boyfriend who find themselves at wit’s end trying to prove something to each other.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

iflix, the world’s leading Internet TV service for emerging markets, is thrilled to premiere Academy Award winning filmmaker, Michael Moore’s Michael Moore in TrumpLand exclusively to iflix members in the Philippines.

The film dives deep behind the lines of hostile TrumpLand territory with his daring, profound, and uproarious one-man show. When the show gets banned from the first town they tried, Mike moves on to an even bigger community of Trump supporters in the ironically-named Clinton County, Ohio.

The University of the Philippines’ College of Human Kinetics (UP-CHK), in partnership with Sport Management Council of the Philippines (SportPhil), led a press conference today to officially announce the upcoming first ever 3-day international academic sports event in the Philippines, the 2016 International Conference on Sport Pedagogy, Health, and Wellness (ICSPHW 2016).

ICSPHW 2016, with a theme, entitled “P.E. Plus: Retooling Physical Education and School Sports for Inclusion, Development and Competition,” will be held from November 18 to 20, 2016, at the Celebrity Sports Plaza and the UP Diliman campus, in Quezon City.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Basketball, more so than any other sport, leaves an imprint on popular culture beyond the court. Since Nike’s entry into basketball — with the Bruin and Blazer in 1972 — the brand’s on-court footwear has sparked the imagination of athletes, artists, designers, musicians, skateboarders and many more.With 12 Soles, Nike celebrates its wide-ranging impact on the game through a collection of silhouettes that define the past, present and future of basketball.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

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In “The Warrior’s Gate,” American teenager Jack Bronson (Shelton) is magically transported to ancient China, where he must become a hero and rescue a beautiful princess (Ni Ni) from the clutches of the evil barbarian king (Bautista).

In the supernatural movie “The 9th Life of Louis Drax” sees a boy who has survived eight near death experiences, but will he survive his ninth?

Louis Drax, played by Aiden Longworth is prone to accidents. Not just little accidents but big, scary and potentially fatal accidents. In fact, he’s had a major accident in each of his eight years. He’s been crushed, poisoned, electrocuted, frozen, broken, and drowned. And yet, for some strange reason, he does not die. Neither his parents nor his psychiatrist seem able to unravel the mystery of Louis.

From the creators of “Shrek” comes DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls,” a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. The film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and a song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have Trolls in their stomachs. After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Shopee, one of the
leading mobile marketplaces in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, announced the November 11 launch of its Shopee
Christmas Time deals, officially starting the online shopping holiday
countdown.

Known for
celebrating the longest Christmas season in the world, Filipinos will be able
to enjoy thousands of deals on a lot of items they want and need, ranging from
lip kits, today’s trendiest clothes to some of the most popular toys of the
year.

Much-awaited attraction will bring guests on a heroic flight with Iron Man
in a Hong Kong-based story

The much-awaited Disney Parks’ first Marvel-themed ride, Iron Man
Experience, will launch at Hong Kong Disneyland on January 11, 2017. For the very first time, this new
ride-through attraction is featuring a story based in Hong Kong. Guests will be able to soar through
Hong Kong’s skies alongside Iron Man and battle the evil forces of Hydra in the multi-sensory
immersive motion experience.

“Hong Kong Disneyland is excited to bring the first-ever Marvel-themed ride in a Disney Park to Hong
Kong,” said Samuel Lau, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland
Resort. “The Iron Man Experience is a unique immersive motion experience using Hong Kong as the
story background for the very first time. We are proud to give local and overseas guests a different
perspective and experience of Hong Kong while promoting our vibrant city to the world at the same
time.”

Take flight with Iron Man above Hong Kong

The eminent innovator and pioneer, Tony Stark has
selected Tomorrowland in Hong Kong Disneyland to host
Stark Expo, where he will show off his latest high-tech
creations in various exhibition halls – the Hall of Legacy, the
Hall of Protection, the Hall of Energy and the Hall of
Mobility. Guests will be among the first to explore Tony
Stark’s latest innovations up close and fly in a gravity-
defying Iron Wing flight vehicle in Iron Man Experience. He
has also made Hong Kong the Asia headquarters of Stark
Industries hereafter.

The park has spent over three years to design and create Iron Man Experience – complete with flight
simulators, 3-D projection, surround sound and other special effects that immerse guests in the
Marvel story of a battle with the evil forces of Hydra.

For the first time, the park has integrated strong
Hong Kong elements into a park attraction by
using Hong Kong and its skyline for the fly-
through ride. After putting on a pair of
StarkVision glasses and taking off on Stark
Industries’ special Expo-edition Iron Wing,
guests will make their way to the Hong Kong
Stark Tower powered by the arc reactor and
whizz alongside Iron Man through streets that
resemble those in West Kowloon and
downtown, and fly over iconic Hong Kong
landmarks like Tsing Ma Bridge, Victoria
Harbour and the city’s pristine mountain ranges.

“We’re excited to be able to create the Iron Man Experience with an authentic Iron Man Super Hero
adventure that takes place in a real city, Hong Kong,” said Ted Robledo, Creative Director of Walt
Disney Imagineering. “We’ve set this up as the next Stark Expo after the one Tony Stark did in 2010
in New York. He’s showcasing his latest and greatest products from Stark Industries, so guests see all
kinds of things in the exhibition halls when coming through the Expo. But the ultimate experience is
to get on this brand-new Iron Wing vehicle, which is essentially a really large Iron Man suit that 45
guests can get into. And guests will be going out on a tour of Hong Kong ending at the Hong Kong Stark
Tower.”

More Iron Man-themed experiences to be discovered at Tomorrowland

The Iron Man Experience will be complemented by a range of Iron Man-themed experiences unveiling at
Tomorrowland in the run up to the grand launch of the
Stark Expo. The brand-new Expo Shop is already opened
to greet guests with a tantalizing range of 70-plus Hong
Kong Disneyland exclusive Iron Man merchandise items
and more than 250 items of Marvel-themed
memorabilia, among them collectibles and toys, glowing
key chains, souvenirs as well as apparels and accessories.
Some of the exclusive apparels feature Hong Kong’s postcard-perfect scenery or Stark Expo themes.

In the Expo Shop, Iron Man fans get to try on Iron Man’s armor suit in the interactive game Become
Iron Man at The Stark Expo. Through interactive motion-sensing technology, guests can experience
the various functions of the armor and feel what it is like to be a super hero as they fight the forces of
evil while zipping through streets that closely resemble Hong Kong. Guests can also take home a
memento package featuring a digital photo collage of their Become Iron Man adventure, as well as a
digital download of an approximately 35-second video of their transformation.

The park and hotel restaurants have prepared more than 25 Iron Man-themed food and beverage
choices to refuel during the intense Iron Man Experience. Among the delectable choices are an Iron
Man Waffle, Iron Man stein, Iron Man desserts at Chef Mickey Buffet and Iron Man beverages served
at the resort hotels.

At the Iron Man Tech Showcase presented by Stark Industries, guests will find various Iron Man armor
suits. Iron Man will also make his first appearance at Hong Kong Disneyland to meet and interact with
guests.

“Anybody who visits a Disney park loves color and spectacle and excitement and adventure, and that’s
all that Iron Man is,” said Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus, Marvel Entertainment, LLC and Co-Creator
of Iron Man.

Look out for sneak preview opportunity!

Guests may chance upon an opportunity of a sneak preview, when the Iron Man Experience Sneak
Peek is held from December 23, 2016 to January 8, 2017. Starting from December 23, 2016*, guests
staying at the resort’s two hotels will receive a Priority Admission Pass** of Iron Man Experience to
shorten the wait for their turn on the Marvel-themed ride.

*excluding Jan 9 and Jan 10
**Priority Admission Pass will be given according to the number of guests in each room with a maximum of four
passes per room, subject to availability.

About Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort offers unforgettable, culturally distinctive Disney experiences for guests
of all ages and nationalities. In the magical kingdom theme park — filled with your favorite Disney
stories and characters — explore seven diverse lands that are home to award-winning, first-of-a-kind
attractions and entertainment. Complete your adventure with stays at the resort’s luxurious Disney
hotels. The magic doesn’t end at our doorstep; as a dedicated member of the local community that
cares deeply about societal well-being, Hong Kong Disneyland spreads its magic through community
services programs that help families in need, boost creativity among children and youth, encourage
the protection of the environment and inspire healthier living.

Inspired
by images and colors that beautifully reflect how Chinese traditions and
cultures have been embedded in the everyday lives of Filipinos, a group
of photographers used their skills to capture images that convey the
depth of this relationship. Apart from the noodles, lanterns and
fireworks that have become part of Filipino traditions, the Chinese
influence can be felt in just about every aspect of the Filipino way of
life down the generations. Armed with their cameras, these photographers
captured vignettes of this dynamic relationship.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

As the NBA season tips off, Nike Inc. athletes take the court in Nike Basketball’s "Battle Grey" shoes. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving wore the Soldier 10 and KYRIE 2, each adorned with special gold highlights commemorating their 2015-16 Championship.

Additionally, other members of the Nike Basketball family — including Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Paul George and more — also began their respective schedules in "Battle Grey" colorways of their chosen footwear.

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